Tiny Ghosts anthology
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There are three tiny ghosts anthologies available. Each is 80 pages long, and contains 104 comics, plus a few pages of behind the scenes stuff. The covers are water resistant and the books are 8.5" x 11", so they're big enough to use as a placemat. Also, every page is in full color.
Just like the prints, each comic in the anthology has been deconstructed. That means that the words have been removed from their original position and printed underneath the photos. This makes it easier to read and also creates the illusion that it is real art and not just a cheesy internet comic strip! |
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| Admittedly, every comic in the anthology is already available here online for free. However, if you buy the book, then you can take it with you and enjoy tiny ghosts in all sorts of places that are not internet accessible; such as airplanes, deserted islands, and maximum security prisons. In addition, the anthologies contain several behind the scenes segments that explain how the comic is created. How's that for value added! |  |
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Unlike most materials printed before 1966, the tiny ghosts anthologies each have a legitimate ISBN number. That means you can walk into any bookstore, hand them the number, and demand that they give you a copy of the book (it also helps to bring along some money or a gun). The ISBN Numbers are:
Volume 2: ISBN: 978-1-931468-28-2 Volume 3: ISBN: 978-1-931468-30-5 Volume 4: ISBN: 978-1-931468-32-9 Each book only costs $15.95 which is less than you earn in a week probably, so there's no reason not to order all four.
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Alternately you can buy all four books right here, which is great if you are a shut-in or live on a remote Aleutian island. You can pay for your tiny ghosts anthology via PayPal. You don't need a PayPal account, you can pay with any credit card. I've been told it's secure, fast, and fun. Books are shipped via US Mail, and almost certainly do not contain explosives or other dangerous substances. If you order a book this way, it will come lovingly hand signed with probably a very witty comment. You can then pretend that you know me personally, and that should certainly improve your hipster cred.
If you have any problems, email me at: 
And what are people saying about tiny ghosts? I'm glad you asked. Here's a smattering of praise by moderately famous people: "Awesome" -Sam Brown, Exploding Dog "Wow...This is really fantastic" -David Gallaher, High Moon "tiny ghosts has proven that someday the world will be a better place and we'll all be dead." - Larry Holderfield, Sinister Bedfellows "tiny ghosts is the only photo comic I read." -Aaron Diaz, Dresden Codak "tiny ghosts opens the gate to a desolate postmodern wilderness of lonely - wait, is that my backyard?" -Mathew Skala, The Bonobo Conspiracy "It's artfully done, but neither pretentious nor self-conscious about it." - Evan Nichols, Ask Dr. Eldritch "Sometimes, when it is dark, I think about that ghost kitten waiting for a brave little girl and I almost cry a little." -B. Shur, I Am a Rocket Builder "Do you ever come across a stranger on the internet and only read about them a little, but quickly get fascinated and perhaps even enamored? That's how I feel about this person." - Krizia Sapida, Miss San Francisco 2007 "The haunting two-sentence tales are over quickly. But the vistas they open for your imagination will stay with you." -T. Campbell, webcomics.com Penny & Aggie "[tiny ghosts is] kinda like being away from home for Christmas - sad and bitter, but coated in a melancholy happiness that makes for a particularly original brand of surreal." -James Newberry, Perfect Stars "Tiny Ghosts is the flower that blooms from sorrow and longing." -Pat Race, Alaska Robotics |
Or, if you don't trust me so much, just order your copy online from Amazon. Everybody trusts Amazon. They are a large faceless corporation: Volume 1: Volume 2: Volume 3: Volume 4: Or, if you only order books from companies with real physical locations:
Don't like any of those options? Then just read it online for free at GoogleBooks. How about that, you can go online to read a electronic copy of a book made from an internet site. Pretty meta, huh?
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If you are the type of person who is willing to shell out your hard earned money for books filled with pictures, maybe you'd also consider buying one of my novels, which have words instead of pictures. Unlike the tiny ghosts anthology which is printed by a bunch of yahoos, these are real novels published by a supposedly-legitimate publishing house. I've got two novels in print so far: The first novel I wrote is called City of Pillars and it's a sort of conspiracy-laden adventure novel. I like to tell people that it's a cross between Fight Club and DaVinci Code, which usually gets weird looks and closed wallets. It also came out before DaVinci Code so suck it Dan Brown. It's a pretty dark novel that I wrote when I was pretty depressed and listening to the Art Bell show at work all day long. Some people also think that it's got a bit of a Lovecraft/Cthuthlu vibe to it, but I think any connection to the Elder Gods is very minor at best. But don't take my word for it, listen to what the publisher says about it: |
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City of Pillars
Men in Black... An innocent man accidentally comes into possession of an ancient text. Soon he is being chased to the ends of the earth, pursued by shadowy forces who seem intent on getting the book back and eliminating all evidence of it. As he attempts to stay alive and translate the mysterious document he uncovers horrific and ominous details of an ancient, worldwide conspiracy. But the question is, can he find the answers he seeks before he loses everything? City of Pillars charts one man's journey into madness, past the narrow confines of Western notions of reason and scientific reality. As he decodes more and more of the secrets of the City of Pillars, Sinclair is pushed farther and farther outside the bounds of traditional society and is forced to discard his morality piece by piece to stay alive. He is forced to answer the question: How far am I willing to go to uncover the truth?
$14.95 retail. 220 pages, 8.5"x5.5", trade paperback Order the physical book and have it delivered to you by Amazon for $14.95: Order the ebook version for your Kindle for only $4.99: |
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City of Pillars was a real hard novel to sell because it didn't really fit into any genre (although now it's the DaVinci Code genre I suppose). So I decided to write something that'd be easy to sell, and what sells better to internet geeks than Sci-Fi! So I wrote my version of a sci-fi novel, which probably isn't very sci-fi because I don't read books like that, so it's just my approximation of the genre. I like to tell people that this one is sort of like the movie Independence Day only without all the sucking. Although nominally a story of alien invasion based on Roswell Incident and the stories of 'abductees', it touches on a lot of today's social and political topics including; racism, terrorism, xenophobia, war, the intelligence community, bio-warfare, love, peace, family, genetic engineering, militarism, government bureaucracy, and what it means to be human. Here's what the publisher says about it: |
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Adopted SonThe invasion has begun... An invasion not from the stars but from within our wombs. All over the world children are being born...different. Their features are alien, their DNA isn't human, their loyalties are unknown. As scientists, spies, and regular citizens race to make sense of this new disease they find themselves asking the same question: Is this the first wave of an alien assault on Earth? Celebrated fiction author and bioterrorism expert Dominic Peloso weaves a complex tale of alien invasion, environmental catastrophe, and societal upheaval, in a world not too removed from our own. Adopted Son perfectly blends hard sci-fi with biting political and social commentary to create a truly modern literary masterpiece that transcends genres.
$15.95 retail. 332 pages, 8.5"x5.5", trade paperback Order the physical book and have it delivered to you by Amazon for $14.95: Order the ebook version for your Kindle for only $4.99: |
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The third novel I wrote is pretentiously titled First World Problems in an Age of Terrorism and Ennui. I guess it is classified as 'contemporary literary fiction,' which basically means that it's not sci-fi or fantasy or romance, or any genre like that. It's just about regular people living in the regular world. In this case the regular world is Washington DC at the dawn of the third millennium (aka the year 2000). It's basically about people who don't deal very well with the fact that their lives are pretty comfortable and easy and they want more out of life, but don't know how to ask for it. Which is sort of where I was in life when I wrote it. I think it's a pretty good book. But don't take my word for it, listen to what the publisher says about it: |
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First World Problems in an Age of Terrorism and EnnuiFirst World Problems tells the existential struggles of a gen-x would-be revolutionary/terrorist who is frustrated that he can't find a greater purpose or a cause worth fighting for. Set in DC between the WTO protests in 2000 and the attacks of 9/11, the protagonist- a disaffected, unreliable narrator who is irritated and bewildered with the world and the attitudes of those around him, wanders aimlessly through his interactions with coworkers, friends, and his girlfriend, all of whom seem to care about him but don't understand him. He lashes out in a passive-aggressive way by maintaining a blog filled with tips "terrorists and anarchists" can use in their attacks, but the blog receives few hits or feedback, no matter how incendiary the posts. He attends the WTO demonstration hoping to experience a riot, but is disappointed at how artificial and tame political protests have become in the new millennium. He dreams of a major attack, just to shake up the status quo. But when 9/11 unfolds he is forced to reassess his goals and what is important in his life.
$14.95 retail. 278 pages, 8.5"x5.5", trade paperback Order the physical book and have it delivered to you by Amazon for $14.95: Order the ebook version for your Kindle for only $4.99: |
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I also have a short story published in an anthology by another webcomic creator. He produces Sinister Bedfellows and wears a kilt in public. I don't get paid for this one, so don't buy just it to make me happy, I'm just presenting it here for completeness, and because I met the guy once and he had me sign his copy of this book, which made me feel like a celebrity. |
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Sinister Bedfellows Anthology...being a collection of short stories based on the critically acclaimed photobased webcomic. $19.99 retail. 68 pages, 9"x6", trade paperback Order online from Lulu: |